Shoe polishing kit



Sept. 19, 1939. W N R I 2,173,504

SHOE POLISHING KIT Filed March 2, 1938 1IIIIIIII1 INVENTO ATTORNEX Patented Sept. 19, 1939 UNITED STATES SHOE POLISHING KIT James A. Wagner,

Application March 2.,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to shoe polishing kits, in which the essential parts, to wit, a brush, a dauber, and a box of shoe polish, are contained in a box or handle for convenient and immediate use.

The object of the present invention is generally to improve and simplify the construction and operation of shoe polishing kits of the character described; to provide a container in the form of a hollow elongated box which functions as a handle for the brush and as a holder for the shoe polish and the dauber; to provide a brush which is detachable for renewal when worn out, and which is foldable into and out of the handle; to provide a dauber and a polish containing box which may also be removed or renewed; and further to provide a kit of the character described in which all the parts required for shoe polishing may be completely enclosed when in the box or handle, so that the kit may be placed or packed with other articles without danger of soiling them.

The shoe polishing kit is shown by way of iilustration in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the shoe polishing kit showing the brush folded within the kit;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the brush extended for use;

Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal section of the shoe polishing kit;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one end of the brush head;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the brush clip or holder; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal vertical section of a portion of the brush head and holder, said section being taken on line VI-VI of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, A indicates an elongated box constructed of sheet metal or the like. It consists of a permanent cover section 2, sides 33, and end sections 4 and 5. The bottom of the box is open, except for that portion indicated at 6, which is permanently closed. The open portion is provided for the reception of a brush or polishing pad generally indicated at B.

Suitably secured to the cover section of the box, by welding, riveting, or otherwise, is a dishlike receptacle 1 in which is insertable and frictionallyretained an ordinary paste or polish containing box C. One end of the receptacle 1 is cut away as at 8 to receive and permit free operation of the cam lever 9' whereby the cover of the polish box is removed. The cover 2 and the bottom of the receptacle 1 are provided with registering San Francisco, Calif.

1938, Serial No. 193,468

openings ill to permit ready removal of the polishing box when it is to be replaced or renewed,' this being accomplished by swinging the brush B out of the way, as shown in Fig. 3, and by placing the thumb or index finger in the opening l0 and 5.

pushing against the bottom of the box'C to remove it.

Any type of brush maybe used. In this instance a wooden head ll having a polishing pad l2 attached thereto is shown. This is a type of brush or p-olisher commonly employed. The brush is detachable with relation to the kit, for cleaning or renewal, and means must accordingly be provided for securing it to the kit when in use. This securing means is best shown in Figs. 3 to 6. It consists of a brush holder or receiver generally indicated at D (see Fig. 5), and comprises a plate l3 having a pair of side clips l4--|4 and an end clip I5. The plate I3 is bent downwardly substantially at right angles at opposite sides of the holder to form resilient flanges which constitute the end clips l4 and the said plate is provided at the front with a depending tongue formed integral with the plate and having an inwardly extending portion and forming the end clip 15. The holder is pivotally secured as at It between the outer ends of a pair of arms [1, while the inner ends of the arms are pivotally attached to the opposite side walls 33 of the box or container, as indicated at Hi. The opposite ends of the head portion of the brush B are recessed as indicated at l9 to form projecting tongues 20; hence either end of the brush may be inserted in the holder D, and when inserted is frictionally secured by the side clips l4--|4 and by the tongue 20 entering between the plate I3 and the end clip l5. The brush, when secured, may assume the position shown in Fig. 2, where it is in position for use when polishing the shoes, or its position may be reversed by swinging the arms I! down, as shown in Fig. 3, and then swinging the brush around between the pivots Hi. In this position the brush is reversed and may be folded into the box or handle, as shown in Fig. 1. In either position the head of the brush is supported at one end by the bottom section 6 and at the opposite end by the end section 4, and. in either position the head of the brush functions as a closure for the open bottom portion of the box or handle.

Any type of dauber may be employed, as indicated at E. Ample room is provided within the box or handle for its reception when not in use, as shown in Fig. 3. The dauber may be readily removed by swinging the brush downwardly, as

this opens the bottom of the box or handle, and gives ample access for removal.

In actual practice the corners of the box or handle, indicated at 22, will be rounded ofi, and the side walls will be indented as indicated at 23, to permit the box or handle to be readily grasped when the brush or polishing pad is extended for use, as shown in Fm. 2. The box thus functions as a handle when the brush is in use, and it furthermore functions as a container for the brush when it is reversed and folded into the box as shown in Fig. 1. In addition thereto, it functions as a holder for the dauber E and for the polish containing box C. In the closed position shown in Fig. 1, the kit may be placed together with other articles, without danger of soiling them, and as such may be carried in a suitcase with other articles when traveling; or it may be placed with other articles in a bathroom or wherever convenient.

The box or container is, as previously stated, constructed of sheet metal or the like, and as such is, practically speaking, indestructible. The polish employed, whether black, tan, white or otherwise, is obviously used up, but the box containing the polish may be removed and replaced by a new one whenever desired. The polisher or brush B may similarly be renewed from time to time when it is Worn out, as it is readily removed from the clip or holder D, and the dauber is also renewable from time to time. The kit may thus be used over a period of years, and the parts subject to wear or use may be purchased from time to time.

The entire kit is exceedingly simple and compact, requires little space, and the several parts it contains may be quickly extended or removed for use. An exceedingly simple article is thus provided both for home and for travel.

Having thus described and illustrated my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A shoe polishing kit including an elongated hollow container having side and end walls and a top wall and open at the bottom and forming a. combined cover and handle, a pair of arms pivoted at one end thereof to the side walls of the container intermediate of the ends thereof, a holder arranged between the other ends of the arms and comprising a plate provided at opposite sides of the holder with depending flanges forming end clips pivoted to the adjacent free ends of the arms, and a tongue connected with the plate at the free end of the holder and extending downwardly therefrom and having an in- Wardly projecting portion and constituting a front clip, and a brush having a head provided with ends of a size to fit within the holder between the end clips thereof and having a recess to receive the inwardly projecting portion of the front clip, the arms being pivoted to the cover in such manner and being of such length that the brush may be arranged interiorly and exteriorly of the container.

JAMES A. WAGNER. 

